U.S. national teamers Jermaine Jones and Oguchi Onyewu learned their respective clubs’ UEFA Champions League fates during Thursday morning’s draw for the round-of-16, which will feature a titanic matchup between Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Jones’ Schalke 04 will face Turkish titlist Galatasaray in a home-and-home series and Onyewu’s Málaga will meet Portuguese power FC Porto. The round-of-16 will be contested in February and March.

Both Schalke and Málaga won their four-team groups and could be drawn against any runner-up hailing from a different country. That meant Málaga would avoid Madrid and Valencia, but seasoned opponents like AC Milan or Arsenal remained possibilities for both.

Schalke will make its third appearance in the Champions League knockout rounds, having advanced to the quarterfinals in ’08 and all the way to the semis two years ago, where it sustained a heavy loss to Manchester United; Jones was a part of both teams.

Galatasaray ended a three-year Turkish Süper Lig title drought last spring and is through to the continent’s final 16 for the first time in 11 seasons.

Schalke must reverse a slide in form that cost coach Huub Stevens his job over the weekend. The club remains winless in its past seven games, has fallen to seventh place in the Bundesliga and is dealing with being knocked out of the German Cup this week. Jones is out of action until early February after being suspended four games for a violent tackle on Dec. 8.

Schalke’s new coach, Jens Keller, said, "There are no easy draws at this stage of the Champions League, but I do feel that we have a chance against Galatasaray. If we deliver our full potential, we can reach the quarterfinals.”

Málaga has enjoyed a fantastic Champions League debut, finishing first (and undefeated) in a group that contained AC Milan, Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg and Belgian titlist Anderlecht. Onyewu, who joined the club in August, appeared in three of the six group-stage matches, starting two.

Porto should pose a stiff challenge. A routine participant in the latter rounds of European competitions, the two-time Champions League winner finished a close second to Paris Saint-Germain in its group and boasts an in-form striker in Colombian Jackson Martínez, who has 14 goals this season.

“We're facing the best side in the UEFA Champions League,” Málaga director Francisco Aguilar said following the draw in Switzerland. “FC Porto have great players but we will be up for this tie. This was not the team we had in mind prior to the draw and wasn't the one we wanted to face. Having said that, we must go into the tie with the same hope and eagerness we have shown up until now. With a little bit of luck I hope we will be in the draw for the next round. It will be difficult to eliminate Porto but we're going for it.”

Most fans around the world will be focusing on the mouthwatering round-of-16 matchup featuring Madrid and United. The reigning Spanish champions are desperate to win their record 10th European title and first since ’02 while United, a three-time Champions League winner, is ready to roll out the red carpet for former star Cristiano Ronaldo.

“It's the tie of the round,” United coach Alex Ferguson said. “It's a great opportunity for our fans to see Cristiano again and also for me to meet up with (Madrid coach) José (Mourinho) again. I'll need to order some good wine.”

Below is the Champions League round-of-16 schedule. The draw mapping the path to the May 25 final in London will take place March 15.